The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-17
METHODS OF THE KNIGHTS
A Sensation Caused by the Revelations
Made at the Saturday Session.
The Records of the Order Fail to Make Men
tion of the Use of Money to Compass the
Defeat Of Reed, Morrison and Carlisle.
specia, to the Indianapolis Journal.


that were let out of the bag in the General AS
sembly Of the Knights of Labor last evening,
when Brother Barry, of Michigan, charged
| Brother Hayes, of New Jersey. with having
gone up into Maine with a fund of SIC, 900 for
the purpose of defeating the re- election of Con-
| gresham Reed, and then Brother Hayes, in ad-
| hitting the soft impeachment, coupled with it
| the information that Morrison's defeat in his
| Illinois district due to the success of the
carefully laid plans of Brother T. y. McGuire
There is not word relating to these
| matters III the reports Of the gem
eral master workman, the general secre-
tary and treasurer, or the general executive
board. nor is there dollar in the financial state
ment that is credited to political expenses"
For all that, however, it is said that the general
executive board took decidedly active interest
in some of the congressional elections of last
/ FALL and that a verbal report upon the subject
| will be made in executive session before the
final adjournment of the convention. This re-
| port will show that 1.-The enemies of organized
labor" against whom it decided to bring to
bear the entire machinery of the order, were
| Messrs. Randall Carlisle, Morrison and Reed.
THE fight upon Randall was called off almost
| before it started. as a result of circum-
stances which cannot explain, and which prob
of the general executive board to-day but of the
| others We defeated one. while Carlisle is in
| bad box"
Mcclure went West from Philadelphia about
a month before the primaries in Morrison's dis
trict nominalIy to settle dispute in the brew
ing trade in ST. Louis. but in reality to set up
the pins against the free-trader. At the hotels
and in public he known as Tom Brown.
He visited every local assembly in Morrison's
district, and under the secrecy allied to the oath
bound character OF the organization, explained
to the members why 1t was necessary that he
should be defeated and why it was the Will OF
the general executive board that they should
interest themselves to that end. The intention
was TO deal death blow at tho primaries. and
the effort came within of success. When
the nomination bad been made and Nor
risons name was at the head OF
the TICKET the fight was az. renewed
more secrecy, and, as it turned out, it was a
winning fight. In Maine, Hayes. who went
under the name of Abbott, pursued precisely
similar tactics, while the secret campaign
against Carlisle and in support of Thoebe, in
Kentucky, was managed by VIM. r. Fox, of
Covineton, Ky, formerly master workman OF
ID. A. 48, and a representative from that assem-
bly, to the present convention. In each district
the fact impressed upon the members of
every local assembly that the fight was not
political one, but thu the interests of labor i'm
peratively demanded that the individuals af-
fected should not be returned to Congress. 1t
Is understood fhat before the close or the pres
emit gathering she legislative committee will be
instructed to give all possible aid and support
to Thoeoe in his contest against John @. Car
isle
The steady rain which set in yesterday and
which continued almost without intermission
until this evening. broke up several excursion
parties to Minnehahs Falls, Fort Smelling and
other points of interest in this neigh borhood,
and kept the delegates within doors. The
tunda of the West Hotel crowded from
morning to night and the scenes of yesterday
g.
ent week were discussed with vigor. The lead
of both sides worked bard to secure support.
ers, the anti administration men making the
most of the argument that the proposed central
ization of power in the hands of the general
master workman would be fatal to the future
success and prosperity of the order. They
claim to have made few converts but the sup
porters of the administration, who have not
been less active and have made count of noses
say that they have good solid majority. Both
Barry and Bailey. have given up, and concede
that they have got to go. The debate
on the change in the constitution will probably
occupy all of Monday. and, if not concluded by
evening, the administration will force the issue
thro ugh the medium of the previous question.
Acc ording to the present programme. Powderly
will then resign, on the ground that, the office
having been endowed with autocratic powers.
the assembly should have the opportunity, If it
desires to exercise it. of placing new man in
the position. He will, of course, DO reelected.
and will then proceed TO reconstruct the general
executive board. Under the constitution it is
not even necessary that his appointments should
be ratified by the General Assem- bly,
The only other matter upon which there ia
likely TO be contest is the report of the COM
mittee appeals and grievances, the applica-
ton for the reinstatement of District Assembly
126, of New York, from which John Morrison
has yainly sought recognition as delegate.
There will be two reports from the committee,
and the administration will oppose the rein
statement The assembly will probably adjourn
sine die on Wednesday evening, at Thursday
The report that the anti-admin istration
delegates intended to hold conference in the
near future in the event of their defeat to-mor-
row, caused considerable comment during the day.
The friends of Powderly secuted the idea alb
surd, and contended that not one of the delegates
could carry single local into a secession
movement The other side admitted that it's
plans had been prernaturely disclosed. but
would say nothing more.
Doin gs Of the New York Central Labor Union.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16 AT a meeting OF the
Central Labor Union, this evening. new dele
gates admitted from the Coffin makers
Union and workingmen of Norwich, Conn. de-
sirous of organizing a central labor union at
that place were given the necessary ustruc-
TONS The Brooklyn Central Labor Union was
warned against admitting the delegates of the
Brooklyn Painters and Scrapers Union.
working below the painters union
scales. Upon complaint that the boycott against
the cigars OF Joseph Stahl. of Morrisania
not pushed theoretically, the boycott committee
were instructed TO do their duty and boycott all
saloons and cigar-stands where Stahls goods
are for sale The ALTERATION committee reported
that the differences with Peter Doelger, brewer,
had been settled. he having declared that the
non union mon working at his buildings
had been employed without his knowledge. and
that in the future union men only would be
EN- ployed by him and his subordinates
Upon motion of delegate Hawkes., Of the
printers, a resolution was adopted calling upon
all trades represented in the Central Labor Union
to attend to-night's indignation meeting at
Union square for the purpose of denouncing the
police for breaking up the meeting of the
Progressive Labor Union on Saturday, Oct. 8.
motion of delegate Forney. to prohibit the
of any but American flags at to-night's
meeting, caused some debate the Socialists or
posing the motion. It finally adopted by a
small majority in amended form. recommend
ing that the American flag only be carried in
the meeting.